diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ef629d092929b..2db002876c572 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5646,6 +5646,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   ### SHELLS
 
+  runtimeShell = "${runtimeShellPackage}/bin/bash";
+  runtimeShellPackage = bash;
+
   bash = lowPrio (callPackage ../shells/bash/4.4.nix {
     texinfo = null;
     interactive = stdenv.isCygwin; # patch for cygwin requires readline support